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Why is choir pronounced quire?
“Quire” is the reason that “choir” is pronounced “quire.” Because they're the same word. “Choir” is simply spelled weirdly. And thereby hangs a tale. The ultimate root of “choir/quire” is the Latin “chorus,” meaning “company of dancers,” “singers in church,” or the place or area reserved for singers in a church.
What is this word choir?
1 : an organized company of singers (as in a church service) greeted by a large male choir wearing red bowties and singing carols — New Yorker. 2 : a group of instruments of the same class a brass choir. 3 : an organized group of persons or things … travels with a suite of assistants and a choir of publicists.—
